Adjective
on the lam (not comparable)
Running away, usually from the police; on the run.
My favorite pre-Ponzi schemer was known as '520 Percent Miller' because he promised 10 percent returns a week, or 520 percent a year. Of course he was just using new investors' money to pay old investors, and soon he was on the lam. Mitchell Zuckoff
According to the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, Nordland remains on the lam, wanted on a single misdemeanor count of assault. Source: Internet
Bad design is on the lam and Warm Gun is hot on its tail. Source: Internet
Flemmi was also a key witness in the 2013 trial of Bulger, who was caught in 2011 after nearly two decades on the lam. Source: Internet
Terry Logan (Maggie Arndt) is on the lam, having left Alabama after an indiscretion with the daughter of the general in charge of the local army base. Source: Internet
While on the lam, the wealthy fugitive had, apparently, been spending his time fishing. Source: Internet